Seriously, this was life not that long ago. Then again, this was also back when batteries weighed in at just 1300mAh. We now complain when a battery is “only” 3500mAh today. Spoiled brats, all of you. Anyone miss it? Maybe a little? Decent sized brick on the back of your phone to get you to 3PM? […]

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2016/09/01/tbt-remember-extended-battery-packs-phone-looking-like/feed/96How Random: Original DROID Incredible to Receive Update to Build 4.08.605.19http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/01/this-is-really-happening-original-droid-incredible-to-receive-update-to-build-4-08-605-19/
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/01/this-is-really-happening-original-droid-incredible-to-receive-update-to-build-4-08-605-19/#commentsFri, 01 Feb 2013 15:13:26 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=97184The original DROID Incredible by HTC, a device released almost three years ago, is set to receive its next OTA update. The update is minor to build 4.08.605.19, and simply includes a fix to reduce reboots, but man, how random is that? We didn’t think anything could top the randomness of the Thunderbolt Ice Cream […]

The original DROID Incredible by HTC, a device released almost three years ago, is set to receive its next OTA update. The update is minor to build 4.08.605.19, and simply includes a fix to reduce reboots, but man, how random is that? We didn’t think anything could top the randomness of the Thunderbolt Ice Cream Sandwich update that popped up yesterday through Big Red’s support site, however, it’s safe to say that this just topped it.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/01/this-is-really-happening-original-droid-incredible-to-receive-update-to-build-4-08-605-19/feed/98Verizon Roadmap: DROID Incredible X in November, Spectrum 2 in October, Lumia 920 and Morehttp://www.droid-life.com/2012/09/21/verizon-roadmap-droid-incredible-x-in-november-spectrum-2-in-october-lumia-920-and-more/
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/09/21/verizon-roadmap-droid-incredible-x-in-november-spectrum-2-in-october-lumia-920-and-more/#commentsFri, 21 Sep 2012 16:06:06 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=83355A purported Verizon roadmap obtained by the folks at PhoneArena may give us a look at the smartphone rollout schedule for the next couple of months. It’s filled with Android devices, some of which you’ll care about, others you may not. If anything, it appears as if Verizon isn’t about to slow down now that the […]

A purported Verizon roadmap obtained by the folks at PhoneArena may give us a look at the smartphone rollout schedule for the next couple of months. It’s filled with Android devices, some of which you’ll care about, others you may not. If anything, it appears as if Verizon isn’t about to slow down now that the iPhone 5 is out. No sir, we are going to see top Android phones, the new Windows Phone 8 devices, and even a new Blackberry 10 phone. It’s a good time to be a Verizon customer.

HTC DROID Incredible X

The HTC “dlx” (yes that’s DLX not DiX) will apparently roll with the name DROID Incredible X when in launches some time in November. I’m not going to lie, I think the name is ridiculous, but I get what they are doing. Take the HTC One X which Verizon foolishly passed on initially, then decide now that they want one after seeing it’s success, know that they have to make it an Incredible if they do carry it, so let’s call it the DROID Incredible X! We had previously heard that the device would be “DROID” branded, so this makes sense. We also know that the device will potentially run a new Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, have 1.5GB of RAM, and a 5″ 1080p display with 480ppi. This is the phone that has me more excited than any other phone of 2012. Well, besides the next Nexus.

LG Spectrum 2

We have been covering the LG Spectrum 2 for months now, but it may finally launch in October. As you may recall, this is essentially the Optimus LTE2 and is a solid phone with mostly beefed up specs. It has a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, NFC, LTE, a 4.7″ HD IPS+ display, and 16GB of internal storage. The only thing to remember here, is that this is not the new Optimus G. Not that it’ll be a bad phone, but I’d be worried about purchasing this when LG is likely to focus all of their efforts on the G over this. Ask any original Spectrum owner what they think about LG and their software update time lines and you aren’t going to hear many good things.

Samsung Stratosphere 2

We have also been talking about the Samsung Stratosphere 2 for a couple of months and are surprised that it hasn’t been released already. For keyboard lovers, this may end up being one of your last options. It should get a beefed up Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, a Super AMOLED Plus display, and again, have an actual physical keyboard for you to tap away on. The original Stratosphere was a low-end phone to say the least – this one should be decent. Today’s roadmap claims that we should see it any day now.

Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC Windows Phone 8X

I’ll be perfectly honest, I’m super excited for these two new Windows Phone 8 devices from HTC and Nokia. I test drove a Lumia 900 for a weekend and loved the operating system. Unfortunately for the operating system, the phone itself was garbage. But even after Nokia put out a subpar device in the 900, the 920 looks to be amazing with new optics, a Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, 4.5″ HD display, NFC, LTE, 32GB of internal storage, and a big 2000mAh battery. The HTC Windows Phone 8X looks to be on par with the Lumia 920. It has a slightly smaller screen and less internal storage, but it does have HTC’s ImageSense chip, which means the camera will be awesome. We are looking at November for these two.

Blackberry 10

Blackberry 10! Apparently, this roadmap has this device penciled in for a Q1 2013 launch at the earliest. Some pics of a purported Blackberry 10 device popped up all over the place this week in case you were looking to catch a glimpse of it. Who knows if it’ll be worth talking about, but if anything, it’ll be nice to see RIM join the party that everyone else has been at since 2009.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2012/09/21/verizon-roadmap-droid-incredible-x-in-november-spectrum-2-in-october-lumia-920-and-more/feed/421Original DROID Incredible Update 4.08.605.15 on the Way, Yes That Incrediblehttp://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/19/original-droid-incredible-update-4-08-605-15-on-the-way-yes-that-incredible/
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/19/original-droid-incredible-update-4-08-605-15-on-the-way-yes-that-incredible/#commentsTue, 19 Jun 2012 19:10:52 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=73220An update for the original DROID Incredible has been approved by Verizon and should start to rollout within the near future. The update fixes a visual voice mail issue, improves Bluetooth car connectivity, and resolves a bug with the Verizon App store. Crazy, right? Who would have thought that after two years, this phone would […]

An update for the original DROID Incredible has been approved by Verizon and should start to rollout within the near future. The update fixes a visual voice mail issue, improves Bluetooth car connectivity, and resolves a bug with the Verizon App store. Crazy, right? Who would have thought that after two years, this phone would still be receiving updates. Props to HTC.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/19/original-droid-incredible-update-4-08-605-15-on-the-way-yes-that-incredible/feed/155Original DROID Incredible Receives Ice Cream Sandwich Through AOKP Build 22http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/13/original-droid-incredible-receives-ice-cream-sandwich-through-aokp-build-22/
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/13/original-droid-incredible-receives-ice-cream-sandwich-through-aokp-build-22/#commentsMon, 13 Feb 2012 22:10:56 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=61316The well loved Android Open Kang Project has been brought to the original DROID Incredible. Built from the latest Google offering, Android 4.0.3, AOKP brings the greatest in customization options that the rooting world has to offer. We have covered AOKP in some of our previous Custom ROM Friday posts which you can see here. […]

The well loved Android Open Kang Project has been brought to the original DROID Incredible. Built from the latest Google offering, Android 4.0.3, AOKP brings the greatest in customization options that the rooting world has to offer. We have covered AOKP in some of our previous Custom ROM Friday posts which you can see here. For rooted and unlocked Incredibles, flashing is as easy as one, two, three.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/13/original-droid-incredible-receives-ice-cream-sandwich-through-aokp-build-22/feed/194DROID Incredible Added to HTC’s Bootloader Unlock Listhttp://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/16/droid-incredible-added-to-htcs-bootloader-unlock-list/
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/16/droid-incredible-added-to-htcs-bootloader-unlock-list/#commentsTue, 17 Jan 2012 00:35:41 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=58683Doin’ big things. After giving the Incredible 2, Rezound and Thunderbolt access to their bootloader unlocking tool, HTC has gone way back in time, giving the original Incredible the same access. That’s right, a device pre-DROID X and DROID 2 now has an unlockable bootloader. And again, we turn to you, Motorola. Via: HTCDev, (2) […]

Doin’ big things. After giving the Incredible 2, Rezound and Thunderbolt access to their bootloader unlocking tool, HTC has gone way back in time, giving the original Incredible the same access. That’s right, a device pre-DROID X and DROID 2 now has an unlockable bootloader.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/16/droid-incredible-added-to-htcs-bootloader-unlock-list/feed/111Working Ice Cream Sandwich Ports Making Their Way To Many Deviceshttp://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/28/working-ice-cream-sandwich-ports-making-their-way-to-many-devices/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/28/working-ice-cream-sandwich-ports-making-their-way-to-many-devices/#commentsMon, 28 Nov 2011 17:45:16 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=54110Since the release of the Ice Cream Sandwich source code, the wait for ports of the OS to different devices has begun. It has been just 2 weeks and we can happily report that many devices (more than expected) already have semi-working builds and that there are others on the way. In this list of […]

Since the release of the Ice Cream Sandwich source code, the wait for ports of the OS to different devices has begun. It has been just 2 weeks and we can happily report that many devices (more than expected) already have semi-working builds and that there are others on the way. In this list of devices with working ports you will find the Motorola XOOM, HTC Thunderbolt, DROID 3, DROID Incredible, and even an alpha build for the DROID Bionic.

ICS for these devices is not 100% yet, but from what we can tell, these builds will start becoming more user friendly in a short time. If you want to keep track on the work for these devices, follow the links to their homes down below.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/28/working-ice-cream-sandwich-ports-making-their-way-to-many-devices/feed/74DROID Incredible Finally Receiving Gingerbread Update Right Now?http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/14/droid-incredible-finally-receiving-gingerbread-update-right-now/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/14/droid-incredible-finally-receiving-gingerbread-update-right-now/#commentsTue, 15 Nov 2011 02:17:08 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=52842I’m as confused as you are by that title. The DROID Incredible was supposed to receive Gingerbread (Android 2.3) back in September, but as non-rooted owners of the device know, that sort of happened yet didn’t at the same time. It vanished as quickly as it was available, only to never be mentioned of by […]

I’m as confused as you are by that title. The DROID Incredible was supposed to receive Gingerbread (Android 2.3) back in September, but as non-rooted owners of the device know, that sort of happened yet didn’t at the same time. It vanished as quickly as it was available, only to never be mentioned of by HTC again. And then just moments ago, one of our readers was prompted to receive a new update with build number 4.08.605.2 which differs from that of the original Android 2.3 build. The odd thing you will notice here, is that Verizon is claiming this update to be just 8.6MB, but how could that be if some of the people scheduled to receive this are still running 2.2? Wouldn’t this update need to be of epic proportions? Confusion at its finest.

To those of you still running a stock non-rooted Incredible, please check for a software update now. And if you are on 2.2 or 2.3, let us know which so that we can straighten this out.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/14/droid-incredible-finally-receiving-gingerbread-update-right-now/feed/346HTC Bliss and Runnymede Sense 3.5 ROMs Ported to DROID Incredible 1 and 2http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/15/htc-bliss-and-runnymede-sense-3-5-roms-ported-to-droid-incredible-1-and-2/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/15/htc-bliss-and-runnymede-sense-3-5-roms-ported-to-droid-incredible-1-and-2/#commentsThu, 15 Sep 2011 16:54:18 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=46289 Two of HTC’s newest phones – the Bass (Runnymede) and Rhyme (Bliss) – have been fondled for long enough by the Android developer community to release ROM ports from each. Since both of these unreleased phones run HTC Sense 3.5 (full walk-through), owners of the original Incredible or Incredible 2 get to be some of the […]

Two of HTC’s newest phones – the Bass (Runnymede) and Rhyme (Bliss) – have been fondled for long enough by the Android developer community to release ROM ports from each. Since both of these unreleased phones run HTC Sense 3.5 (full walk-through), owners of the original Incredible or Incredible 2 get to be some of the first to give it a spin. The Runnymede Sense 3.5 is the newest and truest to form, but the Bliss builds will likely have a lot less bugs since devs have had more time with them.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/15/htc-bliss-and-runnymede-sense-3-5-roms-ported-to-droid-incredible-1-and-2/feed/164Boot Manager Allows ‘Flashaholics’ To Run Up To 5 ROMs At Oncehttp://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/09/boot-manager-allows-flashaholics-to-run-up-to-5-roms-at-once/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/09/boot-manager-allows-flashaholics-to-run-up-to-5-roms-at-once/#commentsFri, 09 Sep 2011 17:30:45 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=45792Back when the ‘OG’ DROID was the hugely developer supported device that it was, users were flashing multiple ROMs a day just to find which they liked best. Now that the developer community has become more diverse with so many new devices, times are different. Many devices still have outstanding developer support and boast many […]

Back when the ‘OG’ DROID was the hugely developer supported device that it was, users were flashing multiple ROMs a day just to find which they liked best. Now that the developer community has become more diverse with so many new devices, times are different.

Many devices still have outstanding developer support and boast many different ROMs users can flash. The hardest part for some, is switching back and forth between them all. Boot Manager allows users to have up to five ROMs installed on your device at the same time, and with a single reboot, jump to the next ROM. Why wasn’t this around when we all couldn’t decide between CyanogenMod, Bugless Beast, or Simply Stunning.

Now you are going to ask yourself, “Oh my God, I need this, and is my device supported?” Not to worry. Here is the full supported device list.

The process won’t take you less than a minute to complete, but if you have the urge to have some fun with your device, the developer has made a great instruction manual for all users. You can read that here.

Flashing a new ROM and giving them a test run is such a great feeling. Just knowing we can change up our phones however we want is huge advantage rooted users can have. But as always, be safe, and make sure to read all the directions. Anyone in the need for having multiple ROMs running on their phone? Good luck!

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/09/boot-manager-allows-flashaholics-to-run-up-to-5-roms-at-once/feed/110Gingerbread for the DROID Incredible Rolling Out Nowhttp://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/07/gingerbread-for-the-droid-incredible-rolling-out-now/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/07/gingerbread-for-the-droid-incredible-rolling-out-now/#commentsWed, 07 Sep 2011 14:16:48 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=45532We have heard from a number of readers this morning who received the Gingerbread (Android 2.3.4) update for the DROID Incredible. HTC told us September and there were a few reports of users receiving it over the weekend, but it looks like the mass rollout has started this morning. Head on into Settings>Software update/About phone […]

We have heard from a number of readers this morning who received the Gingerbread (Android 2.3.4) update for the DROID Incredible. HTC told us September and there were a few reports of users receiving it over the weekend, but it looks like the mass rollout has started this morning. Head on into Settings>Software update/About phone and check to see!

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/07/gingerbread-for-the-droid-incredible-rolling-out-now/feed/164HTC Sense 3.5 Port Coming to a DROID Incredible Near You (Updated: Incredible 2 Too)http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/06/htc-sense-3-5-port-coming-to-a-droid-incredible-near-you/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/06/htc-sense-3-5-port-coming-to-a-droid-incredible-near-you/#commentsTue, 06 Sep 2011 18:10:44 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=45416 It was only a matter of time, right? Last week we saw a version of HTC’s Sense 3.5 ported over to the Desire, so forming a team to work on bringing it to the DROID Incredible just seemed like a logical next step. And after looking at these screenshots, you can see that the […]

It was only a matter of time, right? Last week we saw a version of HTC’s Sense 3.5 ported over to the Desire, so forming a team to work on bringing it to the DROID Incredible just seemed like a logical next step. And after looking at these screenshots, you can see that the team has made some progress by getting it booted and then fixing a ton of initial bugs in just a short few days. You won’t find a test build to flash at this time, so try as best as you can to remain patient. The 13-man team is working hard to get this out to the masses as soon as possible.

And to get an idea of what to expect from HTC Sense 3.5, watch this video again:

Update: It looks like a build is already available for the Incredible 2. Granted, it is a MySense 3.5 port which is part Sense 3.5 and part T-Mobile garbage, but at least it’s a start. Jump on it! Support thread here.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/06/htc-sense-3-5-port-coming-to-a-droid-incredible-near-you/feed/1032This Week In The Life Of DROID: 9/2/2011http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/02/this-week-in-the-life-of-droid-922011/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/02/this-week-in-the-life-of-droid-922011/#commentsSat, 03 Sep 2011 00:18:48 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=45350Well, folks, the time is upon us. Next week, the hypebeast goes into slumber until the next big thing HTC Vigor comes our way. It’s been quite the ride waiting for the DROID Bionic to make its debut. Even though it still hasn’t been officially announced. I was just speaking with Kellex about how all […]

Well, folks, the time is upon us. Next week, the hypebeast goes into slumber until the next big thingHTC Vigor comes our way. It’s been quite the ride waiting for the DROID Bionic to make its debut. Even though it still hasn’t been officially announced. I was just speaking with Kellex about how all the way back in January of this year we were playing with an earlier build of the DROID Bionic at CES, and then all of a sudden it disappeared.

It has been 8 months since then, and we are now just a week away. Lord, help us.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/02/this-week-in-the-life-of-droid-922011/feed/26DROID Incredible Gingerbread Update Returns with New Build 4.06.605.3http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/01/droid-incredible-gingerbread-update-returns-new-build-4-06-605-3/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/01/droid-incredible-gingerbread-update-returns-new-build-4-06-605-3/#commentsThu, 01 Sep 2011 23:18:23 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=45203Whatever the bug was that the Verizon testing team found for the original Incredible and its Gingerbread update was significant enough that they decided to pull it. That bug though, must have already been fixed as the support documents for 2.3 are back and showing build 4.06.605.3 rather than .2. We received an anonymous tip this morning […]

Whatever the bug was that the Verizon testing team found for the original Incredible and its Gingerbread update was significant enough that they decided to pull it. That bug though, must have already been fixed as the support documents for 2.3 are back and showing build 4.06.605.3 rather than .2. We received an anonymous tip this morning suggesting that the update would actually be available today, but questioned that after noticing that VZW had taken down the 2.3 update page. Well, now that these documents are back with an updated build number, we wouldn’t be surprised if the update did indeed start tonight.

]]>http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/01/droid-incredible-gingerbread-update-returns-new-build-4-06-605-3/feed/181HTC: Gingerbread Headed to Both Incredible and Thunderbolt in Septemberhttp://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/31/htc-gingerbread-headed-to-both-incredible-and-thunderbolt-in-september/
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/31/htc-gingerbread-headed-to-both-incredible-and-thunderbolt-in-september/#commentsWed, 31 Aug 2011 19:33:37 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=45025Looks like the wait is almost over for our dear HTC Thunderbolt and DROID Incredible owners. We have been listening to readers rant about HTC’s lack of Gingerbread support for these devices for quite some time, but it looks like all your dreams are coming true next month. HTC is now tweeting that Gingerbread will begin […]

Looks like the wait is almost over for our dear HTC Thunderbolt and DROID Incredible owners. We have been listening to readers rant about HTC’s lack of Gingerbread support for these devices for quite some time, but it looks like all your dreams are coming true next month.

HTC is now tweeting that Gingerbread will begin rolling out to these devices in September, and as always, they are thanking us for our support patience. Everyone keep on your toes, we are almost there.